Display and dispensing container



Aug, 14, 1928.-

mamas 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 15, 1926 iii msmss I Aug. 14, 1928.;

'. E. MESSER DISPLAY AND DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed Jan, 15, 1926 2 Shets-Sheet 2' Patented Aug. 14, 128.

,srres nnwaan Masses, or CINCINNATI, oI Io.

DISPLAY AND nIsrENsINe CONTAINER.

Application filed January 13, 1926. Serial No. 80,951.

My invention relates to retail selling and more specifically to an improvement in containers for displaying and dispensing commodities.

Among the objects and advantages of the invention may be enumerated:

' First, an unusually attractive display,

with the dispensing means for obtaining the material displayed substantially concealed out of sight; 7 I

Second, convenience in extracting the material and in refilling with additional'supplies;

Third, preservation of material against deterioration due to either excess or deficiency of moisture; and i Fourth, elimination of accumulation of detritus in handling more or less friable material.

Otherobjects and advantages of the invention will become apparentas the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the invention, substantially as it appears to the prospective customer;

Figure 2 is a similar rear view of the same 7 device on a smaller scale as it appears to the vendor;

ugure 3 1s a side vlew of the device belng Figure 4 is a bottom plan View substantially on the scale of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a detail section of the discharge openingand adjacent parts; a

Figure 6 is a detail section of a leg and -lug on line 6-6 of Figure 4; and

.Figure 7 is a sectionsimilar to showing a slight modification. In the embodiment of the inventionselected for illustration, I have illustrated an Figure 5,

- octagonal glass jar 10, having the usual bead or lip 12 around its mouth, and positioned upside-down on a supporting annulus 14 edge of the inclined portion 28 rearwardly out from under the receptacle. The flat portion 30 is at the same level as the ends of the legs 16 and 18, and completes the fourpoint support for the entire device. The side walls 32 and inclined bottom 28 are continued at their upper edges in an outwardly flaring top plate'portion 34 suitably fastened to the bottom of the annulus 14, as by screws 36.

For convenience in casting the lugs 20, the annulus .14 is cut back to form notches 38 at the ends of each lug;- The top plate portion 34 extends out past these notches to complete the enclosure of the goods in the receptacle 10.

The rear end of the discharge chute is defined by the fiat bottom 80, the top portion 33, which is the rear edge of the annulus, and the upwardly and outwardly extending end lip 40, the side walls 32 being cut off at an angle, as at 42, to define a substantially plane opening facing rearwardly and upwardly, into which a scoop 44', or the vendors hand, may readilyibe thrust to remove the material in the chute.

In Figure 5 I have illustrated a closure46 forthe open end of the chute, pivoted on a pintle 48 by means of lugs 50, and provided with a small tip 52 of a convenient shape to engage the users fingers when lifting the closure. One of the lugs 50 is provided with a slot 54 receiving the pintle 48, instead ofa round hole, and the heel 56 is formed concentric with the lower end of the slot. Referring to the embodiment of Figure 5, the receptacle 10 is of such dimensions that the closure cannot be swung past a vertical position, but whenit is thrown up to the position shown in Figure 5 the heel 56 will move down and catch against the flange 58 and the rear edge of theannulus, locking the closure in the position shown. As the center of gravity of the closure is still to the rear of the vertical plane of the pintle 48, a mere finger touch against the heel 56 or the lower edge ofthe closure 46 will lift it to bring the pintle'48 to the lower end of theslot 54 and let the closure fall back into closed position.

rest to limit the opening movement of the closure.

When the material is such that it either accumulates or gives off moisture upon continuedexposure to the atmosphere, I prefer to provide a pad 60 fastened to the under surface of a foaminated plate '62, which plate may be laid in the bottom of the discharge chute to maintainga suitably condi-.

tioned atmosphere for the best preservation of the goods. to dry out, this will be a pad soaked with moisture, and if they tend to accumulate moisture from the air it will be impregnated with 'a drying agent.

, It will be noted that the entire contents of the device will'be removed a littleat a tilIlGflOIIl the bottom of the pile, so that any small pieces or detritus accumulating by abraslon of the material will be removed "with the goods as fast as it accumulates.

l/Vhen'tlie goods are candies, such as sugar candies, this limits the accumulation of an unsightly mass of powdered sugar'at the bottom of the pile, and insures distributing the entire contents of the container injfresh looking and perfectly marketable condition.

Referring, now, more particularly to Figure 3, when the container 1s emptied, 1t can be i simply tipped forward on its face, in

whichposition a firm support is provided by the front leg 16 and the front face of the polygonal container. A new filling canthen be quickly poured or scooped in at the opening in the chute and tipping the container back to theposition of Figure 1 prepares the entire apparatus for its next period of service.

WVithout further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain the gist of my invention, that others may, by'applying'cui rent knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under varlous condltions of serv1ce, w1thout ehmiuatmg certam features which may properly be said toconstitute the essentialitems of novelty involved, which items are intended to be defined and secured to me by the following claims.

. I claim:

- LA display and dispensing container:

.comprising an inverted transparent receptacle having a lip, a'flat supporting annulus clamped to said lip, three spaced legs at the sides and front of said annulus, andnn inclined, rearwardly opening chute underlying said receptacle and terminating level with said legs 'to'functlon as the fourth leg.

2.-A display and dispensing container comprising an inverted transparent recep-' V tacle havlnga mouth and a hp around said mouth, a supporting annulus clamped to said lip, a downwardly and rearwardly ex- Obviously, if the goods-tend comprising an inverted transparentrecep-f tacle having'a mouth and a lip around said mouth, a supporting annulus clampedfto 'said lip, adownwardly and rearwardly exa tending discharge chute fastened to said annulus, and spacedflegson said annulus cooperating with said chute to forma multi-point support for said annulus and receptacle, certain of said legs being posi-' tionedin front to cooperate withsaid rece'p tacle to form multi-point support when saidcontainer is tipped forward on its face for'filling." i

4. A; supportfor an inverted, beaded re-' ceptacle comprising an annular body for supporting the bead, spaced lugs rising from said body to overlie said head, said 7 body being notched at each side of certain of said lugs to Lfacilitate casti'n'g, and a discharge'chute fastened-to the bottom of said body, said chute having a top flange covering said notches.

an dispensing and display container comprising an inverted receptacle, a downardly and r'earwardly extending discharge.

chute communicating with said'receptacle, said chute" terminating in an upwardlyjand rearwardly facingplane opening, a'closure forsaid opening, and ahorizont'al pintle for said closure, said closure having lugs receiving said pintle, one of said lugs having a slot for said pintle, and}! heel beyond said slot to catch onthe chute and hold the closure open but with its center of gravity to the rear of the vertical plane of said pintle.

6. A dispensing-and display container comprising an invertleclreceptacle, a downwardly and rearwardly'extending discharge chute communlcating with said receptacle, 7

said chuteterminating in an upwardly and rearwardly facing plane opening, and a 'flat closure pivoted aboutva horizontal axis above said'opening, said receptacle forming -a rest for said closure when swungopen beyond avertieal position. V a

In witness whereof, ,I hereunto subscribe I my name this 9th day of, January, 1926.

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